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14 teens charged as adults for gang involvement: The 14 teens were among 43 alleged members of the Cleveland-based Heartless Felons gang for whom juvenile charges were filed in June. All were charged Wednesday with racketeering and participating in a criminal gang. Other charges included assault, kidnapping, extortion, robbery and menacing.

Social media fueling gang violence in Omaha: Rap videos produced by gangs that are spewing hate and threats online are causing police to see them as a serious and potentially deadly problem. “They (the videos) are both a catalyst and a result because of specific things that will be said. It will be calling out specific individuals.

Inglewood gang member “El Dog” gets 57 months in prison for running identity theft ring: An Inglewood gang member was sentenced Thursday to 57 months in federal prison for running an identity theft ring that victimized scores of people and merchants in three states, resulting in about $1 million in financial losses.

Criminal Gangs in El Salvador Return to War Path After Two-Year Truce : WASHINGTON — Two years ago, two of the most violent gangs in El Salvador -- Mara Salvatrucha 13 and Barrio 18 -- signed a truce. But as fighting between the two criminal groups has been on the rise in recent months, so has the death toll. Fears are starting to grow of a renewed gang war in one of Latin America's most dangerous countries.